China preparing to seize Philippines' Pagasa island

China is threatening us, Filipinos, of war? Are they not informed that this is an era of small wars? That wars are won partially on the theater of war and of international opinion?

Reports say that China intends to occupy Pagasa island, one of the few big islands comprising the Spratlys island chain and is traditionally symbolic of Philippine sovereignty and hegemony over its territories.

An attack against Pagasa is a veritable declaration of war, something which China will eventually regret.

This is not something like what Great Britain did with the Argentinians in that Faulklands island dispute where both countries engaged in a brief naval and air battle before Argentianians finally succumbed.

No.

China is flexing its military muscle because it thinks that it is basically stronger than the Philippines because of its economic might. Lest China forgets, its economy runs because of the monies infused into it by some of the biggest companies in the world.

The Philippines is not exactly a pushover. Yes, this country is still developing its naval capabilities yet, China probably forgot that this country counts the world's mightiest army as its ally.

Not only that, this war will go down in history as a humiliating one for China. China will be perceived as a bully, and will be denounced by many countries of the world for waging war against the Philippines particularly at this time when its many provinces were hit by a supertyphoon.

Will China risks all in exchange for an island? If China moves against us, the entire region there will become a veritable flashpoint and will attract international attention.

Chinese leaders must remember lessons in its History. They must re-read History.

Yes, China has a million men at its disposal and sophisticated military hardware ready for its use. There is one thing which they forget---the Chinese military has not fought for decades in an actual war.

Yes, China has its proxy ways before during the sixties, but this country has not been involved in a direct confrontation with another power. This is a great disadvantage for these Chinese.

So, China is threatening us? Let them come here. I have my bolo with me.

What RP must do in relation to the China-RP standoff in the Spratlys

China, or whoever caused this great stress between China-RP relations chose an appropriate setting to escalate the tension and bring it eventually, to war. First, it chose the Scarborough shoal, a group of rocks which is near Philippine territory and a bit far off from the disputed Spratlys island group. Scarborough shoal is an issue personal between China and the Philippines. It is not being claimed by other claimants or let me rephrase this--Scarborough shoal is not as politically sensitive as the other groups of islets and islands that form the Spratlys. Even if a shooting war breaks out between China and the Philippines, this war will not drag other claimants into the fray, preventing a regional war.


Historically, the battle for Scarborough shoal has been more of a diplomatic dispute rather than actual skirmish. However, China has been persistently active in its push to claim these islands. What the Philippine government does not reveal is the fact that China has built several structures there before and even maintained an active patrolling stance since the eighties. It is now the first time that the Philippines stood its ground against China.


Diplomacy is still the best for both governments. A naval skirmish will drag the United States into it, which, will effect three (3) results: First, it will test China's naval strength which, based on estimates, is still far inferior than the United States. Second, a humiliating defeat of China's fleet will decrease China's influence over the region, affect its dominating status and cause a power reconfiguration in the region. Lastly, a war between China and the US will affect trade in the region and will shift the flow of global investments from Asia to Europe. The US will be able to salvage its reputation as a Pacific military power and an investment or trade shift will reinvigorate Europe and avoid plunging that region towards a full-blown economic winter.
(more on this later)


Really, a war anywhere is a necessity to prevent a further slide of the global economy into recession. That war, unfortunately, should involve Asia. A peaceful Asia harms businesses elsewhere. A destabilized Asian region dispenses capital equally. 


Now, what do I suggest the Philippine government must do to manage this crisis. First, it should continue diplomacy. Diplomacy is still the best option for the Philippines and for China. If both groups exhibit honesty in the negotiating table and choose the path of peace instead of war, this benefits both countries since they will not play into the hands of war globalists who think a war is the best solution against the worsening global state of the economy.


The Philippine government must take a hard stance since in the eyes of the world, it is fighting for sovereignty. Logic dictates that the shoal is owned by the Philippines due to its proximity. In a war of perceptions, China loses to the Philippines hands down.


The next steps that the Philippines will take will be watched closely due to its sensitivity. The first one is choosing the best person to represent the country before China. Right now, there is no Philippine ambassador to China. Pnoy's appointee, Manuel Ong, is not just unfit for the job; but an obvious liability. Ong is perceived to be very close to China. 


Pnoy must appoint someone who knows China by serving as an observer. Meaning, this person should have a previous experience of looking in even from the outside. Ambassador Basilio is one such person. 


It harms Philippine interests if such amateurs like, say Chito Sta Romana is designated as ambassador. For one, Sta. Romana is a staunch Maoist. He has stayed in China for several decades as a dissident, and his loyalty is questionable. Whose interests will Sta. Romana pursue when push comes to shove?


A seasoned diplomat is needed in this time, a person who can speak like a Romulo, act like a Siazon and be firm like a del Rosario.  Time to hire a true-blue Patriot to deal with a bully such as China.


The Philippine decision to send a delegation to the State department is not a very welcome move since this action plays in the hands and plans of globalists. Why send a delegation when the Philippines is still not yet in war? Besides, it is axiomatic for the US to help the Philippines in case the shooting war starts because of the mutual defense treaty.


By sending a delegation there in the United States shows two things: first, it shows the vassal-master character of US-RP relations. Why report to the US when the only thing that is happening right now is a naval standoff? Second, it is a sign of weakness. Why go to Big brother when this thing can be resolved diplomatically?


Lastly, the Philippines must step up the propaganda war against China. The government must be made to realize that the eventual winner of this dispute is the one most vocal and most active in asserting its rights. The Philippines will survive a war against China if it enjoys the backup of the rest of the international community. Without this, the Philippines stands naked and vulnerable before China.

On China-RP Standoff at Scarborough Shoal: 3 Defensive Weapons Pinoys can use against the Chinese Military

They say, in a shooting war, the Philippines does not stand a Chinaman's chance against the Chinese military. For one, they have a million armed men while we only have 120,000 and some of these are not fully armed. They have a sophisticated fleet of ships, we only have a handful. They have fighter jets, we have our tora-toras. They have their tanks, we have our water tanks. And they have their missiles; we have our water-filled injectables.


In a shooting war with China, obviously, the Philippines does not stand a chance. The odds are really small. 


However, what many do not realize is the fact that this is the 21st century where wars are dictated not so much by technology, but by skill, strategy and persistence. This age is what I call the age of the Small Armies where to para-phrase Lenin, "you only need seven professional revolutionaries to win a revolution." True.


If China do shoot at us to claim Scarborough shoal, or Panatag Islands for us, what do we do?


We can win this war if we Filipinos form our war defensive strategies as early as now. Obviously, this administration does not have one. They think that diplomacy will do. No. Diplomacy has its limits. When you already have gunboats posed at you and ready to shoot at a moment's notice, you must be ready with your defense. 


The Philippines does not need a sophisticated defensive system to repeal a Chinese attack. No.


Since we are small, we have to hit them where it hurts. We make sure than when do hit them, we hit hard and we hit to kill. What am I talking about?


I am talking about forming an army of Pinoy hackers and debilitating their entire system with a computer virus. Once they attack us, we attack them by sending a virus that will instruct their systems to attack their own, or self-destruct. This is entirely possible.


INstead of sending a missile when they send theirs, we only have to operate this system somewhere safe. 


China will be using technology to harm us. Let that same technology kill them. 


Second thing we need to do is, again, use technology to turn their people against them. It was effective during US imperialism during the early 19th century and likewise, in Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq. 


We use social media as a weapon of mass denouncement against Chinese intrusion into our shores. Thirty million voices updating and denouncing China's imperialism should really cause a massive image problem for the Chinese. 


Lastly, we have our titans, our Gokongweis, Tans, and the Sys whose investments are tied up with China's economy. Let them be our emissaries. Let them be deployed in China to pressure the leadership of China to abandon their imperialist appetite; otherwise, we get back our trillion dollar investments there.


Pressure also the international community to debilitate China by asking multinational companies to stop production there. China will be hit economically and will be pressured enough to stop its foolishness in the Spratlys.


As they say, the bigger they get, the bigger they fall, even when the smallest of the small hit them. This is true even here.


So, China, come here, and get punched out by us, puny Pinoys! Your million man army is no match to our 120,000 Manny Pacquiao-punching military! Haha! :-)


Pinoys let us rally around the flag! Protect our country from the chinks!

Spratlys Issue connection in forthcoming coup?

The US just expressed its overwhelming support behind the Philippines in the disputed Spratlys island controversy. The thing about this is, China's continued claims harm the interests of the Philippines and the rest of ASEAN. China's military think tank recently issued an inflammatory statement, reiterating the use of force to assert its so-called sovereign rights upon these groups of islands.


Nationalist Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario tried to use diplomacy in engaging China into a constructive dialogue but it appears that these Chinese are playing hard ball. China claims the entire group of islands and is using its economic as well as military might to position itself as the biggest and the largest force ever. 


NOw, what is the objective of China now that the Philippines has strengthened its position? It is clear that China will try to move surreptitiously against the Philippines.


The Philippines, it is clear from the perspective of several analysts, is still unstable. The present administration has shown its partiality towards the West. Previous administration is East-oriented, with China as the biggest country involved in most projects in the Philippines. It was during the Arroyo administration that China was able to penetrate the Philippine infrastructure, both critical and non-critical. 


This suddenly changed with the arrival of the new administration. Almost all projects or contracts involving Chinese companies have been placed in the backburner. However, curiously, this administration has failed to touch on Chinese involvement in telecommunications. IN the event of an armed "showdown", China can very well dismantle or debilitate this country's telecommunications network with just a switch. 


Anyway, it is clear that China will not be using its military card, no, not yet. It will try to resolve its problem by "curing the core", that is an unsympathetic government. How to do that? BY supporting ouster moves against Aquino.


The main or principal character in the present campaign against Aquino is reportedly very close to China, instrumental in making the former KAMPI a member of China's ruling Communist Party. 


During the Japanese times, we had what we call "Makapilis"--Filipinos in hoods spying against their fellow Pinoys. Now, how do we call these pseudo-nationalists who think like Chinese and act like one? They are called Chimoys. :-) Joke.

Stupid Chinaman

If Mao Zedong is alive today, he would have sent these Chinese officials to the gallows. 

Imagine, the current Chinese government claiming a bank of reefs which are about 400 nautical miles away from the Chinese mainland. Obviously, UNCLOS already defined these reefs as within Philippine territory. Philippine sovereignty rests in these areas, but these stupid Chinamen claim that those reefs are theirs.

What? Are these Chinamen stupid or what? They're trying to say that those reefs are theirs when those are obviously inside Philippine territory. Don't tell me there are ancient documents that show these reefs as Chinese. I saw one in Recto. If the Chinese claim Palawan as their own, then, they might as well claim the entire Philippines as their own.

And China wants to show that they are the aggrieved party rather than us. What a shame!

These bullies can't even tell their stories straight. They berated us for telling the truth--that these Chinamen entered our territory illegally. They are straightly telling us that they own us as if they really do.

Sige, wait for all 90 million of us kill a billion of you. We have our bolos and sibat and our M-16s. Of course, we have our politicians as our frontliners. Let them kill you with their sweet words.

 

Spratlys Island Dispute: Have we no shame left

Shortly after being discovered like a child with a neighbour's candy in his hand, Chinese defense minister Liang Guanglie immediately went here and paid Philippine president Noynoy Aquino a visit. The visit came shortly after news reached the Philippines that six out of the seven islands which form part of the Kalayaan Group of Islands have already been garrisoned by the Chinese. 


Our nincoompoop of a president welcomed the Chinese envoy with open arms, probably oblivious why this important Chinese general is now in the country shaking hands with him.


Noynoy probably did not read the intelligence reports showing that the Chinese already built garrisons and infrastructures in six of the seven islands being claimed by the Philippines.


Meaning,the Chinese government already claimed those islands as their own, in defiance of Philippine laws and sovereignty.


Noynoy does not know perhaps that instead of welcoming this Chinese envoy like an important guest, he should have used the occasion to berate the Chinese over these illegal moves at the Spratlys islands.


Look at what the Taiwanese did to Mar Roxas. They showed their anger at him. 


Read the following news article published at the Philippine Star today:

Documents show that of the seven Chinese-occupied islands, six are located well within the Kalayaan Island Group. The military garrisons and outposts were located at Kagitingan (Fiery Cross) Reef, Calderon (Cuarteron) Reef, Gaven Reef, Zamora (Subi) Reef, Chigua (Dong Men Jiao) Reef and Panganiban reef, better known as Mischief Reef.

At Kagitingan Reef, China built a permanent communications and maritime observatory garrison that can house 200 troops. China built a helicopter landing pad, a 300-meter long wharf allowing supply ships and patrol boats to dock, a two-storey barracks and a 500-square meter plantation area. Beijing designated the Kagitingan Reef as its main command headquarters as it is equipped with satellite data transmission, surface and air search radars. This garrison is armed with at least four high-powered naval guns and several gun emplacements.

China built permanent reef fortresses and supply platforms at the Calderon, Gaven and Chigua reefs. These supply platforms can resist winds up to 71 knots and are equipped with VHF / UHF communications equipment, search radars as well as naval guns and anti-aircraft guns. These three supply platforms can also serve as docks for Chinese navy patrol boats.

At Zamora Reef, China has built a permanent reef fortress and supply platform that can house 160 troops. This garrison has a helipad and is armed with four twin barrel 37-millimeter naval guns.

Panganiban Reef now has four building complexes with 13 multi-storey buildings. Fifty Chinese Marines are permanently stationed there and are equipped with satellite communications equipment. China has undertaken several lagoon construction activities at Panganiban Reef. The construction of additional facilities at Panganiban Reef is apparently aimed at establishing pre-positioned bases in the South China Sea, enabling Beijing to project its influence and power in the disputed islands.

Documents also show that apart from the military garrisons and outposts, China is aggressively pursuing large-scale maritime projects aimed at cementing its claim on the Spratlys. These projects include construction of port facilities, airports, navigation buoys, lighthouses, ocean observatories and maritime meteorology networks.

Documents also show that China has built up its facilities at Panganiban Reef. In 1995, Manila and Beijing had a diplomatic dispute when China started building structures on the reef. At that time, China said the structures were shelters for its fishermen but questions were raised as the “shelters” were equipped with satellite communications and radars.

For other countries, this is enough reason to sound the alarm. But, no. 


The Philippine government continues to show weakness, even at the point of overwhelming evidence of Chinese intrusions over Philippine territory. 


Someone has to do something to at least take our pride and our shame back.